1540 - 1549
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Decade 1540 - 1549
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68 Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
*September 29th, 1547, Alcalá de Henares †April 22nd, 1616, Madrid.jpg "Akbar")
63 Akbar
3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 15th, 1605, Fatehpur SikriMichele Mercati
Italian polyhistor (1541-1593)
*April 8th, 1541, San Miniato †June 25th, 1593, Rome
73 El Greco
Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541-1614)
*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo.jpg "William Gilbert")
59 William Gilbert
English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)
*May 24th, 1544, Colchester †November 30th, 1603, London
55 Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo
54 Tycho Brahe
Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601
*December 14th, 1546, Knutstorp Castle †October 24th, 1601, Prague
44 Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
*December 8th, 1542, Linlithgow †February 8th, 1587, Fotheringhay Castle-John_of_the_Cross-1656.jpg "John of the Cross")
49 John of the Cross
Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint
*June 24th, 1542, Fontiveros †December 14th, 1591, Úbeda
16 Francis II of France
King of France (1544-1560)
*January 19th, 1544, Fontainebleau †December 5th, 1560, Orléans
Giordano Bruno
Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
*January 1st, 1548, Nola †February 17th, 1600, Rome
31 John of Austria
Spanish noble and general
*February 24th, 1547, Regensburg †October 1st, 1578, NamurTokugawa Ieyasu
Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1543–1616)
*January 31st, 1543, Okazaki Castle †June 1st, 1616, Sunpu Castle
21 Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
Duke of Albany and King consort of Scotland (1545-1567)
*December 7th, 1545, Yorkshire †February 10th, 1567, Edinburgh
48 Murad III
12th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1574–1595)
*July 4th, 1546, Manisa †January 16th, 1595, Istanbul
47 Alexander Farnese
Duke of Parma and Piacenza, lived (1545-1592); duke of Castro, man of government and military in the service of Spain
*August 27th, 1545, Rome †December 3rd, 1592, Arras
23 Carlos, Prince of Asturias
Prince of Asturias; eldest child of Philip II of Spain
*July 9th, 1545, Valladolid †July 24th, 1568, Madrid
63 Jan Zamoyski
Polish magnate, statesman and military commander (1542–1605)
*March 19th, 1542, Skokówka †June 3rd, 1605, Zamość
75 Ana de Jesús
Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun and spiritual writer (1545-1621)
*December 5th, 1545, Medina del Campo †March 4th, 1621, City of Brussels
78 Francesco Maria del Monte
Cardinal and patron of music and art in Rome
*July 5th, 1549, Venice †August 27th, 1627, Rome.jpg "Ubbo Emmius")
78 Ubbo Emmius
Frisian historian and geographer
*December 5th, 1547, Greetsiel †December 9th, 1625, Groningen
32 Anna of Saxony
Dutch princess (1545-1577)
*December 23rd, 1544, Dresden †December 18th, 1577, Dresden_Effigies_pr%C3%A6positorvm_generalivm_societatis_Iesv_(serietitel),_RP-P-1909-1354.jpg "Claudio Acquaviva")
71 Claudio Acquaviva
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
*September 14th, 1543, Atri †January 31st, 1615, Rome
58 Justus Lipsius
Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547-1606)
*October 18th, 1547, Overijse †March 23rd, 1606, Leuven
53 Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin
Daughter of Margrave John of Küstrin
*August 10th, 1549, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †September 30th, 1602, Old Cölln
73 Anders Sørensen Vedel
Danish historian (1542-1616)
*November 9th, 1542, Vejle †February 13th, 1616, Ribe
91 Thomas Allen
English mathematician (c. 1540 – 1632)
*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College,_by_Domenico_Tintoretto.jpg "Paolo Paruta")
60 Hartmann Pistoris
German jurist (1543-1603)
*January 22nd, 1543, Leipzig †March 1st, 1603, Leipzig
47 Kanō Eitoku
Japanese artist (1543-1590)
*February 16th, 1543, Heian-kyō †October 12th, 1590, Heian-kyō
73 David Pareus
German theologian (1549-1622)
*December 30th, 1548, Ząbkowice Śląskie †June 15th, 1622, Heidelberg
42 Magnus, Duke of Holstein
Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia
*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, Piltene
35 Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex
English noble and general (1541-1576)
*September 16th, 1541, Carmarthen †September 22nd, 1576, Dublin.jpg "Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter")
80 Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
English politician (1542-1623)
*May 5th, 1542, London †February 8th, 1623, London.jpg "Giacomo Castelvetro")
81 Rudolph Goclenius
German philosopher (1547-1628)
*March 1st, 1547, Korbach †June 8th, 1628, Marburg